Past tense of wend
regular verb
The past tense of wend is wended. The past participle is also wended.
Forms of wend
| Base form (V1) | wend /wɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wended /ˈwɛndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wended /ˈwɛndɪd/ |
| Present participle | wending |
| Third person singular | wends |
Wended in a sentence
- We wended our weary way westward.
- This evidentiary lead had then wended its way from the NCA’s child exploitation investigations team to the computer crime team2022 April 7, Andy Greenberg, “Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web’s Biggest Child Abuse Site”, in WIRED
- Lodge told Diem the Nhus should undertake "a period of silence," as Mme Nhu wended her way unsilently across the United States.2024, Charles Trueheart, Diplomats at War. From the entry unsilently
- We must do an end run around these people, not make the mistake of thinking they are just “het up” or have wended a few yards into a wrong turn.2021, John H. McWhorter, chapter 6, in Woke Racism, New York: Forum, →ISBN. From the entry het up
Meaning of wend
- verb To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
- verb To turn; change, to adapt.
- verb To turn; make a turn; go round; veer.
Questions about the past tense of wend
- What is the past tense of wend?
- The past tense of wend is wended.
- What is the past participle of wend?
- The past participle of wend is wended.
- Is wend a regular or irregular verb?
- Wend is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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